Monodilepas monilifera

Monodilepas monilifera is a species of small sea snail or limpets, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Monodilepas monilifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Genus:
Monodilepas
Species:
M. monilifera
Binomial name
Monodilepas monilifera
(Hutton, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lucapina monilifera Hutton, 1873 (original combination)


This species is known only from New Zealand. Shell size 13-35 mm.[2]


Subspecies are:
  • Monodilepas monilifera carnleyensis Powell, 1955
  • Monodilepas monilifera cookiana Dell, 1953
  • Monodilepas monilifera monilifera (Hutton, 1873)

References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Monodilepas monilifera (Hutton, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598179 on 2012-08-31
  2. "Monodilepas monilifera monilifera". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.


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